Linderhof

Gardening, Cooking and Decorating on the Prairie of Kansas

Welcome to Linderhof, our 1920's home on the prairie, where there's usually something in the oven, flowers in the garden for tabletops and herbs in the garden for cooking. Where, when company comes, the teapot is always on and there are cookies and cakes to share in the larder.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Meet Miss Piper

Or No. 2 as Daughter Sarah called her

Or "The Expected One"

(or Ethel)

as I called her

She made her debut last Thursday

at almost 7 p.m.

While we were on I35 between Kansas City and Des Moines

But we got in early the next morning

We got to hold her

She is precious!

Piper Elizabeth is her name

"Piper" because Daughter Sarah and her Andy like it

Elizabeth which is also her Mom's middle name

I was petitioning for

"Martha Linda" after the grands

(and calling her Emyl)

or

Nevada

after her great great grandmother and also the town where her mom was born

or

Ethel

after my grandmother and since they already have a Lucy . . .

Sigh!

Piper it is!

Older Sister Lucy likes her new little sister

A "baby" as she calls her. And very quietly, "Piper"

Our presents for Piper?

A granny square stocking

(because there are only three

those three dating 40 years ago when I bought them for us and daughter Sarah)

I made Piper's -- and I'm not a crocheter!

It was truly a gift from the heart.

And although a tad different (it may be bigger -- but that's okay, Piper as second deserves more loot)

9 comments:

Martha,I adored seeing all the family names. . .but like Andy and Sarah. . .I "like" Piper!!!Lucy is a d o r a b l e in her role as "Big Sister"!!!I can already visualize her going up to the door when this pillow cushion is complete and making the "sh~h~h" with her finger pressed against her lips!!! Many years as Early Childhood Educator!!!Precious memories!!!Congratulations to you and husband Jim!!!Fondly,Pat